2020 Naga New Year Celebration- A True Cultural Gem To Experience With Myanmar Family Tours

Popularly known as the ‘land of countless festivals, rituals and traditions’ celebrated with joy all year round, Myanmar is still a country for experiencing remote tribes. Throughout the year, visitors from all over the world can experience the country’s warm and rich culture. However, one special time to visit Myanmar is during the Naga new year festival, which will be celebrated in Lahe (Naga’s New Year) on 15th January 2020.

Festival of about celebration and wishes to make

This festival allows visitors the opportunity to know more about the traditions and customs of Myanmar’s Naga people. Lahe is a significant time when people share their wishes for everyone’s well-being and hopes for the future. This festival brings all the Naga tribes of the entire region together to celebrate their harvest and pray for a good new year.

It’s a time of grand level celebration; where traditional dances are performed by the locals itself, to the beat and sounds of traditional instruments. Those who want to capture the real celebration moment and seek cultural exchange in Myanmar group tours, the Naga New Year is the best festival to attend and experience the Myanmar’s culture, religion and traditions all in one place.

What Is The Naga New Year?

The Naga is a group of people who live in the northwestern region of Myanmar, as well as in some parts of India. Within the Naga communities, there are many categories of Naga groups, each with their own existence, languages, traditions, and dresses. Each group has its traditions and rich cultures, that have followed generation after generation.

Like festivals for other people around the world, Naga also celebrates their festive New Year’s celebration with joy. This particular festival is celebrated in mid-January, between the time when crops were harvested by the farmers and new ones were planted in the soil.

It was a time for families to reunite again in one place, wish for a bountiful harvest in the whole year, achieve success in the career and protection from any illness.

To celebrate this holy day, Naga people from far make the journey to attend this festival with families.

How Naga celebrates their new year

Apart from spending time together and making wishes for health, wellness and prosperity in the coming year, the Naga new year is also celebrated with their traditional dances, in beautifully ornate traditional dress which adds stars to their celebration. Their traditional dances are truly mesmerizing to watch where traditional Naga dancers proudly showcasing their traditions that have been running for thousands of years.

Undoubtedly, it is one of the most fascinating and beautiful festivals celebrated in the sacred land of Myanmar. Attending the Naga new year festival is sure to become a memory for life that you will cherish for a lifetime. It is incredible to have the opportunity to experience something very heart-touching and to learn about such a rich and respected culture in the world.

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